Life has been busy and I have been not very good about keeping your blog updated. It is definitely not because there isn't a lot to talk about-as there are new things happening every day.
We took you to the cabin last weekend! Grandma and Grandpa were already up there. Our good friend Cara and her boyfriend and his son came up also! This was the first time in a while that we went on a long car ride with you and we quickly realized that the days of you sleeping happily in your carseat during the whole trip were over!!! You did take two naps but were otherwise not that happy about being constrained to your carseat. I kept handing you things (water bottles, my wallet, toys etc) to try to keep you occupied! But then you would just throw them off the side of your carseat!! So I ended up putting a pillow between your carseat and the car door so that even if you through them off the side of your carseat they would still be in reach for you. You had a lot of fun at the cabin. It was pretty hot on Saturday, but the water was still really cold, as it is only May! We started out by putting you in the sand which you loved playing with. Then I sat you on the edge of the water and you liked it!! You actually scooted yourself deeper into the water and didn't even cry! I think you really liked the water! It was so fun to see you on the beach. I think of all of the generations of Culberts that have sat on the same beach! I actually had a moment where I said to myself "I am now the mom of the baby on the beach"! One day you will be swimming in the water all day and think that your mom is so old and boring and won't understand why I don't want to swim all day too! I will remind you that when I was little I LIVED in the water while at the cabin. I would even sleep in my swimsuit!
We stopped on the way home to see Great Grandma Bev. She always gets so much joy out of seeing you.
What else is new.....well today you climbed up all of the stairs!!! I wasn't home but your daddy was with you. You can now easily pull yourself up into the standing position! You are crawling more and more but still scooting a lot! You continue to LOVE black beans! You continue to use you outdoor voice (or should I saw your outdoor scream) on a daily basis. Yes, I am now that mom at Target with the screeching child! But thank god you aren't usually crying!
You continue to demonstrate your independence and I reminded that although your dad and I created you and that you grew in my tummy for 9 months that in reality you don't belong to us. You are you own person with you own life ahead of you. My job is to guide you through the different stages of life and to make sure you always feel loved and secured. I hope to have some influence on you but in reality you will find your own path in life. This parenting thing is tough work!!! In reality it is selfless work. It really makes me appreciate all that my parents did for me!! The work is of course worth it Mayabird. I have already learned so much about life and myself since becoming your mom!!!
Thanks for being part of my life!!!
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